Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UK launches taskforce for potential Bank of England digital currency - Sunak
LONDON (Reuters) - British finance minister Rishi Sunak announced on Monday the launch of a new taskforce for a potential Bank of England central bank digital currency and other measures to promote in...
Apr 19, 2021
Pakistan negotiates with Islamist group behind anti-France protests, 11 police freed
By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Islamist radicals in Pakistan have released 11 police officers that were taken hostage during violent anti-blasphemy protests against France over the weekend, the...
Apr 19, 2021
Analysis: Cabling Italy - what price the single network as Rome dithers?
By Stephen Jewkes, Elvira Pollina and Giuseppe Fonte MILAN (Reuters) - When mayor Filippo Tripoli got a phone call from Telecom Italia last December to cable his town in Sicily he was taken by surpris...
Apr 19, 2021
Toyota to review climate stance as investors turn up the heat
By Aaron Sheldrick TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Toyota Motor Corp signalled a shift in its climate change stance on Monday, saying it would review its lobbying and be more transparent on what steps it is...
Apr 19, 2021
EU secures additional 100 million COVID-19 doses from Pfizer/BioNTech
BERLIN (Reuters) - The European Union has exercised an option to acquire an additional 100 million doses of BioNTech and Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, the two companies said on Monday. This brings the to...
Apr 19, 2021
Singapore says makes biggest cannabis seizure in 25 years
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's anti-narcotics agency said on Monday it made its biggest seizure of cannabis in 25 years in a bust last week in the city-state, which has some of the world's toughest...
Apr 19, 2021
Iran always welcomes dialogue with Riyadh, foreign ministry says
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's foreign ministry spokesman said on Monday that Tehran always welcomed dialogue with Saudi Arabia, but he did not confirm nor deny direct talks this month between the arch-riva...
Apr 19, 2021
Russia, Hualan Biological Bacterin agree on production of Sputnik V in China
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's RDIF sovereign wealth fund said on Monday it had agreed with Hualan Biological Bacterin to produce more than 100 million doses of the Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 in ...
Apr 19, 2021
Taiwan says seeking long-range cruise missiles from U.S
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan is seeking to acquire long-range, air-launched cruise missiles from the United States, a defence official said on Monday, as the Chinese-claimed island bolsters its forces in...
Apr 19, 2021
Bucs' Brady making 'good progress' after knee op
(Reuters) - Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady said he is making good progress following a minor knee operation and is eager to get back on the training field. The 43-year-old played through m...
Apr 19, 2021
